Relationship between body mass index and brain volume in healthy adults

J Gunstad, RH Paul, RA Cohen, DF Tate… - International Journal …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
International Journal of Neuroscience, 2008Taylor & Francis
There is a growing evidence that elevated body mass index (BMI) is associated with adverse
neurocognitive outcome, though no study has examined whether morphometric differences
are found in persons across the adult life span. We compared 201 healthy individuals in
normal weight, overweight, and obese groups (aged 17–79). After correcting for
demographic differences, obese individuals showed smaller whole brain and total gray
matter volume than normal weight and overweight individuals. These findings support an …
There is a growing evidence that elevated body mass index (BMI) is associated with adverse neurocognitive outcome, though no study has examined whether morphometric differences are found in persons across the adult life span. We compared 201 healthy individuals in normal weight, overweight, and obese groups (aged 17–79). After correcting for demographic differences, obese individuals showed smaller whole brain and total gray matter volume than normal weight and overweight individuals. These findings support an independent relationship between BMI and brain structure and demonstrate that these differences are not limited to older adults.
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